As much as ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence tools have become, the truth is that the sharing of sensitive data continues to pose as great a risk as it would be with an unknown person.
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03/08/2026
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O ChatGPT was launched at the end of 2022 and since then the Artificial Intelligence tool is already considered by many as a precious help in allowing to perform tasks more quickly.
The truth, however, is that no matter how useful ChatGPT is, there is information you should keep to yourself and not share with Artificial Intelligence. It turns out that sharing this information may present a risk to your privacy and security, as would happen if you shared it with unknown people.
How does the techAll site, too personal information – especially those related to your health – and also credentials you use on your social networks or banking applications, are among those you should never share with ChatGPT and similar tools such as Claude (from Anthropic) or Gemini (from Google).
However, there is much other information that you should keep out of your conversations with ChatGPT and below you can get to know some of them.
The 10 information you should never share with ChatGPT:
- All types of passwords (e-mail, social networks, etc.) as well as SMS authentication codes;
- Bank and card data;
- Complete personal documents such as Citizen's Card or Passport;
- Potentially sensitive medical or health information;
- Data from undertakings considered confidential;
- Contracts or confidential documents;
- Data from another person without proper authorisation;
- API keys and tokens;
- Answers to security questions that serve to keep your account away from undue access;
- Images that reveal sensitive documents or information.